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FZNT31 KNHC 241446
OFFN20

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC
FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF
31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N
BETWEEN 55W AND 64W

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADEWINDS ACROSS S CENTRAL
PORTIONS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE
ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS INTO E ATLC. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY WED MORNING AND STALL ALONG 20N LATE WED
THEN DISSIPATE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA
THU AND FRI...INCREASING THE TRADEWINDS ACROSS ENTIRE REGION.
LARGE NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS
AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES FRI. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL STALL THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
OVER NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY TUE AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
NE WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE AND TUE NIGHT ACROSS THE N
PORTION OF THE AREA. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N73W TO S FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE WED AND MOVE E OF THE AREA THU. LARGE NW SWELL WILL
SPREAD S AND SE THROUGH REGIONAL WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. HIGH
PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI.

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.